Sennett's roadside ride with a traveling gas peddler
Mack Sennett, en route to the San Diego fair, runs out of gas and hitches a ride with a wagon driver who buys and delivers fuel to small-town stores. The driver explains he starts early to serve customers, and Sennett pays ten dollars for the trip.
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Mack Sennett
San Diego
Mack
Phhotoplay Magazine
Noah and camel quarrel over quarters in cabin tale
In a rustic scene Noah storms into the cabin for supper and laments the camel’s stubborn temper. Mrs. Noah asks what is wrong as Noah explains the animal refused the given quarters, bucked up, and cannot be calmed.
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Noah
Cultivating Reasons and Sharp Tongues in Life
A witty collection of lines on social manners and practicality. A man builds country ties by selling plows while a woman's conscience and tongue stretch, hinting life’s grind sharpens judgment.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Claims American Quality
A vintage advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the best American made product for the housewife and promotes it as up to date. It also features a playful line about a baby and a girl, claiming a modern, year friendly model.
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America
Two Is Company Says Sage and Fool on Matrimony
A witty exchange contrasts the Sage and the Fool on marriage with the line about two being company unless they are husband and wife. The quip highlights humor about relationships and partnership.
The Real Thing. Tiny Teddies
A dialogue notes that a heroine is defined by marriage, with the line stating a heroine is any woman that is married and a man probing the idea as a definition.
Cuticura Ad Promises Free Samples and Beauty Claims
An advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment touts their cleansing, purifying, and beautifying effects on skin scalp hair and hands. It offers free samples by mail with a book and provides an address in Boston, stating the products are economical and meet toilet needs.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
We and the British Have Sweet Tooth
A look at per capita sugar consumption ranks Britons first with 92.4 pounds annually. Americans follow at 79.2 pounds as other nations vary from 72.6 pounds in Denmark to 6–7 pounds in Italy and neighboring countries. Differences tied to sugar duties and prices on related goods like coffee and tea.
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Denmark
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Sweden
Norway
France
Belgium
Austria
Russia
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
Italy
Bulgaria
Roumania
Serbia
Unfair Advantage in a Tense Parlor Exchange
In a sharp exchange a furious father warns a suitor not to kiss his daughter. The youth smugly replies that rubber heels saved him this time. A quip follow up ties the joke to a night owl in Bensonhurst, with a wry city humor tone.
Crowd Seeks Home Win Amid Calls for Umpire Injury
A ball game crowd expresses strong desire for the home team to win while also showing unsettling support for an umpire to be injured. The scene highlights tense spectator passions and potential safety concerns at the venue.
Nebraskan Damaged Off Fastnet and Berlin May Disavow Act
The Nebraskan, damaged by an exterior explosion off Fastnet Rock, arrived in Liverpool with a bow hole 30 by 15 feet. It carried no passengers and docked at West Canadian pier. German ambassador von Bernstorff issued a disclaimer stating Germany may deny responsibility and that evidence will be examined by a naval constructor. President Wilson reserves judgment pending expert findings and crew testimony.
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Liverpool
Fastnet Rock
West Canadian
Delaware Breakwater
Queenstown
Harold Sanderson
International Mercantile Marine
Sanderson
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
U. S. Washington
Hancock
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Norfolk
San Diego Navy Yard
Department
U. S
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
T Bey
Count Bernstorff
Germany
Ambassador Page
Horace Lee Washington
Wilson
Italian Forces Advance Toward Monfalcone in Trentino Drive
Italian troops crossed the Isonzo near Monfalcone and occupied a peak near Montebello with an advance guard at Luzella Prevala. Bulletin reports four killed and an officer and ten men wounded. The push aims at Trieste region as heavy fighting continues near Ploken and Praedil pass in Austria.
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Rome
Trentino
Isonzo
Monfalcone
Montebello
Luzella Prevala
Trieste
Ploken
Praedil Pass
Austria
Braddock Monument Unveiled Near Alexandria
In Alexandria Virginia on May 26 the Colonial Dames Braddock Heights unveiled a series of monuments marking the Braddock expedition trail just northwest of the city.
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Braddock
Alexandria
Dames
Braddock Heights
Excellent farming prospects in Western Canada promote mixed farming
The year backs Western Canada farming with energy and system. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta embrace mixed farming as a path to independence and steady homes. Cases from Alberta spotlight profitable cattle wheat alfalfa and dairy on 1200 acre and Gleichen district farms, with strong yields and rising U.S. investment in Canadian agriculture.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sedgewick
BE. L
Frye & Sons, Packers
Seattle
Hardisty
Osage City
Kansas
Calgary
Gleichen
United States
Western Canada
U. S
Light more beneficial than heat in sun and electric baths
E. C. Titus told the Illuminating Engineering society that radiant light penetrates skin and subcutaneous tissues, generating heat that reaches two inches or more. He said electric light baths and sun baths stimulate elimination organs, especially skin and kidneys, and aid in many diseases.
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E. C. Titus
Illuminating Engineering Society
Foot-Ease Ad Counters Exposition Fatigue
A vintage ad-style snippet urges visitors to use Allen's Foot-Ease powder in shoes or foot-bath to soothe tired feet at expositions. A playful dialogue teases a small boy and a friend about being both brave and old, followed by a bold sales pitch for the Standard Remedy.
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Miss Oldgirl
Willie
California Expositions
Allen
Swift Heredity Battle Quips Stir in Turf War
A sharp exchange echoes in a tense contest as rival sides clash amid alleged fierce lineage and martial pride. One veteran taunts a younger foe about inherited blood while the other hints at the scent of powder signaling quick reactions.
Judge Refrains From Stock Market Talk
A witty courtroom exchange ends with a judge remarking on recent activities. The judge notes that rather than trading in stocks, the speaker has been operated upon, turning a financial question into a medical misdirection.
The Making of Books and Odd Ad Snippets
A collection of quirky ad lines and notices from a bygone page. Mentions reader's cramps and eye remedies. Notes a visiting preacher and a farmer’s idea of entertainment with a town man milking a cow.
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Knicker
Smith
Bocker
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Terre Hill Woman
Mrs Augustus Lyon of Terre Hill Pennsylvania testi fies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her appetite and eliminated aches and pains. The advertisement extols the remedy as a historic cure for women's ills and notes its Lynn Massachusetts laboratory and vast correspondence praising its health benefits.
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Terre Hill, Pa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
Terre Hill
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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